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足跡 (あしあと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

足あし跡あと

also: そくせき

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Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

footprint; footprints; track left by feet

Refers to marks left by a person or animal walking, especially on sand, snow, mud, or similar surfaces.

砂すな浜はまに小ちいさな足あし跡あとが残

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Small footprints were left on the beach.

雪ゆきの上うえの足あし跡あとをたどった。

I followed the footprints in the snow.

2

visitor record; page-visit history; SNS footprint

Computing and social-networking use: a record showing that someone visited a profile, blog, or page. Often written 足あと in interface text.

SNSの足あしあと機き能のうで、誰だれがページを見みたか分わかる。
The SNS visitor-record feature lets you see who viewed the page.
ブログに知しらない人ひとの足あし跡あとが残のこっていた。
A visit from someone I didn't know was recorded on my blog.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に足あし跡あとがつくfootprints form/appear on a surface
雪ゆきの上うえに足あし跡あとがついた。
Footprints appeared on the snow.
〈人ひと〉のページに足あし跡あとが残のこるa visit record shows up on someone's page
彼かの女じょのブログに足あしあとが残のこっていた。
A footprint (visit record) was left on her blog.
足あし跡あとをたどるto follow someone's tracks/footprints
警けい察さつは逃にげた犯はん人にんの足あし跡あとをたどった。
The police followed the fleeing criminal's tracks.

Expressions

烏からすの足あし跡あとcrow's feet (wrinkles)
足あし跡あとを残のこすleave footprints; leave a mark; leave a message

Kanji

足leg, foot, be sufficient
跡tracks, mark, print

Related words

跡あとN3sense 1
跡 is a broad word for any mark, trace, or remains, while 足跡 specifically refers to a mark left by feet (or an online visit record).
痕こん跡せき sense 1
痕跡 is a more formal, literary word for a trace or vestige of something, whereas 足跡 concretely means a footprint.
履り歴れきN1sense 2
履歴 is the generic word for a history or log of past activity, while 足跡 is the casual SNS term for a record showing someone visited a page.
軌き跡せき
足跡 literally means footprint but is often used figuratively for someone's achievements, much like 軌跡 is used for the path of a person's career or history.

Don't confuse with

足あし音おとN1sense 1
足音 is the sound of footsteps, while 足跡 is the visible mark left by feet or, online, a visit record.
足あし取どり
足跡 refers to the actual physical footprints left on the ground, while 足取り refers to the inferred path or sequence of movements a person has taken, as in an investigation.

Counted with

個こN5
counter for small objects; counter for pieces · counter for military units · individual; one person · counter for years of age difference; counter for school years

Built from

足あし+跡あと

Written forms

足跡Usage95%
- あしあと
  Standard common spelling and reading for physical footprints and the online visitor-record sense.
- そくせき
  Attested alternate reading of 足跡, much less common than あしあと for ordinary learner use.

Etymology

A compound of 足, meaning 'foot' or 'leg,' and 跡, meaning 'mark' or 'trace.' This component explanation matches the modern spelling; the precise historical development is not specified.

足あし

あと

Usage4%

Mixed kana-kanji spelling; often seen in casual writing and in online service labels such as 足あと機能.

あしあとUsage1%

そくせき